A 93-YEAR-OLD woman who was left at the wrong house by paramedics has died.

Widow Mary Purnell broke her hip after being left at the address in Dinas Powys by paramedics returning her from a visit to a day care centre at Barry Hospital a month ago.

Mrs Purnell, who lived with her daughter?s family at their home in Penarth, was operated on at the University Hospital of Wales after her fall, but her condition deteriorated and she died at the weekend.

?We want some answers why they left her at the wrong house; so far it has not been explained to us,? said her 62-year-old daughter.

?The Ambulance service have been very apologetic, but it was a catalogue of errors from start to finish.

?Our main concern is that safeguards are put in place to prevent this ever happening again.?

Mrs Purnell fell while trying to escape from the house, fearing that the owner would return.

The Regional Office of the National Assembly has said it will be investigating the incident.

An internal investigation has also been launched by the Welsh Ambulance Service, which says it will be co-operating with the Assembly to aid their independent inquiry.

Paramedics had let her into the house with a key they found under a doormat, even though she told them it was not her home.

She died in Barry Hospital on Sunday.

A statement from the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust said it would be doing all it could to help the Assembly?s investigation.

?The trust extends its sympathy to the family at this difficult time,? said chief executive Don Page.